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April 4, 2024

Odds of right whales triggering speed limit off Mass. said to be low

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Map showing vessel speed zones along the U.S. East Coast. Most vessels 65 feet or longer must travel at 10 knots or less in these area under regulations to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. NOAA graphic.

PROVINCETOWN — This year has proved especially lethal for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, with the discovery on March 30 of a dead female marking the fifth mortality or serious injury this year in a population of only around 360 individuals. The biggest immediate threats to the right whales’ survival are entanglement in fishing gear and ship collisions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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